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Suggest Treatment For Severe Dizziness And Headache

Posted on Sat, 3 Dec 2016

Question: My dad was feeling dizzy this morning, had soreness in his left arm and has a medium intensity headache. I am concerned, and felt his pulse (steady), but didn't get rate and his BP 124/70. He normally doesn't complain about any physical ailment, but doesn't seem to want to get it checked out. He is 86, and still in very good physical condition, but still has a reticence to got to the doctor.

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (25 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Welcome on HCM!

I carefully passed through your question and would explain that his symptoms could be related to a stroke.

I recommend bringing him to the ER for a careful physical exam and some tests:

- a resting ECG
- a brain CT scan
- a some blood lab tests (complete blood count, fasting glucose, kidney and liver function tests, blood electrolytes, blood lipid profile).

Hope you will find this answer helpful!

Kind regards,

Dr.Iliri

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar